Replacing seat/battery box
The next thing on the deck to replace is the seat for the console, which houses the charger and batteries as well. It is severely rotten and has a lot of termite damage. I will be using the same material that I previously used to construct the replacement engine box: half inch marine ply, white oak (for support structures), and mahogany (for the trim).
First thing was to take the canopy off. It's amazing how different the boat looks without it
Then on to the seat...
Original seat:
Once removed, it became very obvious that there was a substantial amount of termite damage. All the "dirt" in this photo is termite poop...
At this point I am just building a new seat, but also seriously considering removing the deck which is also soft/rotten in many places...
we'll see...
Hopefully in a week I'll have photos of the completed seat to match the engine box (in this photo)
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